Charge for a primary or special school

Please contact us for more details.

Charge for a secondary school

Secondary schools can purchase either the basics package at a cost of £273 or the premier package at a cost of £534; with the option to purchase additional services to add to either package.

Secondary schools must buy a minimum of four points but may buy more to the services they require to support their curriculum and reader development needs. See the  Secondary schools - menu of services [443kb] [word], sections B and C for details of all the services available and the cost.

Charge for an early years setting

Nurseries, playgroups and children's centres purchase the basics package at a cost of £267, but may purchase further services to supplement their package.

Nurseries, playgroups and children's centres must buy a minimum of two points but may buy more to match the services they require. They can choose from a wide range of services designed to support all aspects of the early years curriculum and reader development.

See  Early years settings - menu of services [434kb] [word] for details of all services available and the cost.

Charge for an academy or independent school

The full range of services provided by the school library service is available for purchase by academies and independent schools. Please contact us for more details of how to register and the cost.

Chatterbooks package 

Chatterbooks is a national scheme of reading groups developed by The Reading Agency. Chatterbooks reading groups encourage children aged four to 12 years to read adventurously, talk about books and visit libraries with their families.

"I am so pleased to be part of Chatterbooks because it encourages children to explore and have fun with reading. Through Chatterbooks they get to read widely and enjoy books they might not have picked to read on their own"
Quote from children's author and Patron of Chatterbooks, Jacqueline Wilson.

The school library service offers schools help and support with Chatterbooks groups by providing 15 children's packs, advisory support and participation for one person in a full day training and planning session.

School library service catalogue Browse the school library service catalogue online, to search for books, audiobooks, DVDs, CDs and videos

School library service - newsletters School library service newsletter, spring 2013 [191kb] [pdf] The newsletter contains: news about the school library service becoming a fully traded service; book review; delivery dates; a secondary school forum event in July; and more. School library service newsletter, January 2013 [209kb] [pdf] The newsletter contains: fully traded SLS from April 2013; Bookshop - schoolsownbookshop; Bookstart funding secured until 2015; special offers: spring clean your library and read for my school; A-Z of reader development websites; and more. School library service newsletter, autumn 2012 [70kb] [pdf] The newsletter contains: news from the school library service conference; Spitfire writing competition; Booktime bags; training sessions in 2013; deliveries, collection and project requests; book reviews; the a-z of reader development websites; and more. School library service newsletter, summer 2012 [73kb] [pdf] The newsletter contains: news on the school library service conference; Helen Craig DVD offer; Bookstart rhyme challenge; book review; deliveries, collection and project requests; and the a-z of reader development websites. School library service newsletter, spring 2012 [70kb] [pdf] The newsletter contains: news about the new schools own bookshop; free t-shirt for every school; Christmas closure; school libraries - into the future conference; book review; the a-z of reader development websites; and more. Useful downloads Early years settings - menu of services [434kb] [word] Menu of services and service agreement registration form for early years settings (2013-14). Secondary schools/special schools - menu of services [443kb] [word] Menu of services and service agreement registration form for secondary schools and special schools (2013-14).   Related Pages Schools library service - advice and training Schools library service - loans Schools library service - school visits and promotions Weblinks Please note: All external websites open in a new browser window and NYCC is not responsible for the content of external websites. Chatterbooks Chatterbooks is a reading group programme for children aged four to twelve which is all about encouraging a love and enjoyment of reading. It forms a national network of reading groups and is coordinated by The Reading Agency. The Reading Agency The Reading Agency is an independent charity with a mission to inspire more people to read more. One of their aims is to help children, young people and adults across the UK feel inspired and confident about reading. Contacts School library service - Northallerton Contact details for the school library service at Northallerton can be found below. sls@northyorks.gov.uk Tel: 01609 533848 Fax: 01609 780793 Full details for School library service - Northallerton School library service - Starbeck Contact details for the school library service at Starbeck can be found below. sls@northyorks.gov.uk Tel: 01609 536655 Full details for School library service - Starbeck